Ornithological Observations
An electronic journal published by BirdLife South Africa and
Ornithological Observations accepts papers containing faunistic information about birds. This includes descriptions of distribution, behaviour, breeding, foraging, food, movement, measurements, habitat and plumage. It will also consider for publication a variety of oth
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FIRST RECORDED SIGHTING OF
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Ornithological Observations
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accepts papers containing faunistic information about birds. This includes descriptions of distribution, behaviour, breeding, foraging, food, movement, measurements, habitat and plumage. It will also consider for publication a variety of oth
relevant ornithological material: reports of projects and conferences, annotated checklists for a site or region, specialist bibliographies, and any
Editor: Arnold van der Westhuizen
SIGHTING OF WHITE-BREASTED CUCKOOSHRIKE IN GAUTENG
Robert Tibbit-Eggleton
breasted Cuckooshrike in Gauteng? Ornithological Observations, Vol 4:133-134.
URL: http://oo.adu.org.za/content.php?id=97 Published online: 19 July 2013
the Animal Demography Unit at the University of Cape Town
accepts papers containing faunistic information about birds. This includes descriptions of distribution, behaviour, breeding, foraging, food, movement, measurements, habitat and plumage. It will also consider for publication a variety of other interesting or bibliographies, and any
E IN GAUTENG?
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FIRST RECORDED SIGHTING OF WHITE-BREASTED CUCKOOSHRIKE IN GAUTENG?
Robert Tibbitt-Eggleton*
* Corresponding author: [email protected]
On 7 July 2013 at 10:30 a bird was observed in close proximity of the Groenkloof Nature Reserve in Pretoria, Gauteng Province (S25°47'26.2" E28°12'50.0"). It perched on low branches of scrubby tree (±1.5 m above ground) flying up to take insects and then returning to its perch. We identified the bird as a White
Cuckooshrike Coracina pectoralis.
We were fortunate enough to take a photo (Fig 1) of the bir the identification, which was confirmed by Warwick Tarboton.
As far as we could ascertain this is the first recorded sighting of th species in Gauteng Province. The SABAP2 distribution ma
indicates that this record is far from the normal distribution range of the species.
Acknowledgements
Other members of the group observing the bird: Terry and Chesney Gunter. Warwick Tarboton confirmed the identity of the bird.
References
Dean WRJ 2005. White-breasted Cuckooshrike Coracina pectoralis In: Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ, Ryan PG (eds) 2005. Rober
Southern Africa. VIIth Edn. Cape Town: John Voelcker Fund.
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a bird was observed in close proximity of the , Gauteng Province branches of a flying up to take insects and We identified the bird as a White-breasted
of the bird to verify , which was confirmed by Warwick Tarboton.
first recorded sighting of the species in Gauteng Province. The SABAP2 distribution map (Fig 2) from the normal distribution range of
: Terry and Chesney entity of the bird.
Coracina pectoralis.
. Roberts Birds of cker Bird Book
Fig 1 - White-breasted Cuckooshrike Coracina pectoralis
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Coracina pectoralis (male)
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Fig 2 – Distribution map of the White-breasted Cuckooshrike indicating the SABAP2 distribution in red squares and the SABAP1 distribution in grey
squares.
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and the SABAP1 distribution in grey
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